Punch & Judy Bakery and P & J Cafe – 38 and 40 West Street, Bridport
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The town of Bridport in Dorset – it is the gateway to West Bay and the Jurassic Coast.
This is the Punch & Judy Bakery on West Street in Bridport. Next door is the P & J Cafe. At this point we were looking for a place to have lunch. In the end we went to The Greyhounds (Wetherspoon further down the road near the Town Hall).
At 38 and 40 West Street. Grade II listed.
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5191 WEST STREET
(South Side)
Nos 38 & 40
SY 46b2 3/165
II GV
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Probably early Cl8. Colour washed brick. Slate roof. 2 storeys. Eaves cornice.
3 ranges sashes with wide flush frames, 2 with glazing bars. Central door with
moulded frame and 6 flush panels. 2 shopfronts, of which that to No 38 has bakelite
cladding and characteristic Art Deco lettering and handrail. 2 storey red brick
extension to rear.
Nos 24 to 40 (even) form a group.
Listing NGR: SY4643692950
May 2012 is the 350th anniversary of the first mention of Mr Punchin the diary of Samuel Pepys.
Waitrose to the right.